Publications
THE DAILY IOWAN
10.18.22
UI Assistant Professor creates cephalopod-inspired 'softopus' robot with Office of Naval Research funds
Caterina Lamuta, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, will apply her previous research to create an underwater robot designed to have similar motor and textural features to that of an octopus.
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
4.4.24
Video Chair Apoorv Ingle Reflects on his Experience Volunteers at POPL et al.
Apoorv Ingle is a graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Iowa. Apoorv not only attends conferences, but he also helps behind the scenes as a video chair. Alongside a team of other students, an organizing committee, and several other volunteers, Apoorv works to make sure that those who attend conferences — either in-person or virtually — have all the technological support they need. In this Q&A, Apoorv talks about his experience volunteering at the 51st ACM SIGLAN Symposium on Principles of Programming Languages (POPL 2024) and shares insight into the upcoming idea of holding hybrid conferences.
10.8.24
Li's NSF grant to develop algorithms for improving the safety of autonomous vehicles
Professor Guanpeng Li was recently awarded $600,000 from the National Science Foundation for a project titled "Collaborative Research: MELIOREM: An Integrated Evaluation Cyberinfrastructure towards Safe and Dependable Autonomous Driving Systems".
BEYOND HUNGER
During the summer before my sophomore year of college, I launched a "Volunteer Spotlight" initiative for Beyond Hunger. This series of informal articles aimed to showcase the personal stories of individual volunteers, exploring what inspired them to get involved, the aspects of their work they find most fulfilling, and the impact they have made to the organization.
As part of my internship, I conducted interviews, photographed each volunteer, and wrote the articles to both celebrate Beyond Hunger's existing volunteer community and enhance recruitment efforts. The project's objective was to foster connection, recognition, and engagement across the organization's network.